Where In The World . . .#2 Pilgrims!
- The “first” Thanksgiving was
held at Plymouth in the year 1621 by Pilgrim colonists and
members of the Wampanoag people.
- What was the name of the ship
that the Pilgrims sailed in to reach the New World?
The Mayflower
- Plymouth Rock, the place some
believe Mayflower Pilgrims disembarked,
can be found in which Eastern
State? Massachussets
- Tisquantum (better known as
Squanto) helped teach the Pilgrims how to survive in the New
World. What tribe was Squanto a member of?
Patuxet
-
Squanto
was kidnapped and taken to England in 1605.
True
-
Which
English city did the Mayflower set sail from ?
Plymouth
- The Mayflowers original
destination was this Colony, now known as the State of
Virginia .
- Some of the Pilgrims were
living in the country of Holland before returning
to England to embark on their Mayflower Journey to America.
- The first successful permanent
English Settlement located in the present US state of
Virginia was establish in the year 1607 and was called
Jamestown .
- The “Lost Colony” was an
attempted permanent English settlement in the New World—it was
located on Roanoke Island and established in the year
1587 .
Bonus: The Viking Sailor,
Leif Erickson , has been credited by some, for being the
first European to land in the Americas around the year 1000.
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